Austria 2016 200 Years National Austria Bank
200 years of Oesterreichische Nationalbank
The design depicts a carved relief with two gods
from Roman mythology standing before the entrance to the main building of the
Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB): to the left, Mercury, the messenger of
the gods and the god of merchants and commerce; to the right, Fortuna, the
goddess of fate and prosperity, who is portrayed with a horn of plenty. The
background detail, running from the left to the right edges of the core, shows
the OeNB’s main premises. An ornamental band skirting the bottom of the coin centre
evokes the red-white-red pattern of the Austrian national flag, with hatched
vertical lines symbolising the colour red, as laid down in the rules of
heraldic design. The years ‘1816’ and ‘2016’ to the left of Mercury refer to
the OeNB’s founding year and its bicentennial. The inscriptions running along
the edges of the gold-coloured centre read ‘Republik Österreich’ (Republic of
Austria) and ‘200 Jahre Oesterreichische Nationalbank’ (200 years of
Oesterreichische Nationalbank). The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the
European Union.
Weight - 8.5 g.
Quality - UNC (Uncirculated)
Diameter - 25.75 mm.
Composition - Bimetallic
Circulation - 16'000'000 pcs.
Country of origin - Austria
Year of release - 2016
